Court Ordered Community Service in Chicago

Chicago - Chicago Community Service Guide now includes court approved worksites for surrounding counties Now * Updated list of Chicago Non-Profits who are looking for Immediate help. Plus * Copy of our Chicago guide to Finding Community Service Projects. Plus * Community Service Specialist assigned to help you and answer all your questions. Plus * Timesheets & Completion letter created for you with all your information included. Plus * Immediate access to list of Virtual-Work at home Projects. * New - Now receive IMMEDIATE access to Work at Home projects ! *

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The charge for Full Service is $35.00 per month and this charge will end as soon as you have completed all hours. You may cancel at any time. Most workers who choose this option can complete all hours in 1 month.

The monthly service fee is a fee that we charge to keep track of the hours you work toward your community service requirements. We agree to provide a secure place for you to record your hours and we will maintain these records for you until you finish your hours. We will also prepare reports when required as proof that you are completing your hours as assigned. This service fee will end as soon as you have completed all hours and received your Final Report for Court. Your Community Service Coordinator will help you to get your hours done as quickly and easily as possible. ...... Frequently asked Questions.

Community service in Cook County is a condition of probation that requires probationers to perform services without compensation for the benefit of the community. This sanction not only provides a service to the community but also enhances accountability and helps instill responsibility. Community service can be ordered by a judge or by the supervising probation officer.

The Community Service Unit places probationers at a variety of work sites throughout Cook County. The sites are either not-for-profit organizations or government agencies. The type of work performed by probationers typically involves neighborhood clean-up, graffiti removal and janitorial services. Officers assigned to the Community Service Unit are responsible for monitoring and evaluating all community service mandates.

Once a site has been deemed appropriate, a letter of agreement between the Adult Probation Department and the agency is signed. Probationers are then assigned to complete their court-ordered hours. Officers monitor the probationers' compliance by visiting community service sites and consulting agency representatives. If a probationer fails to comply with a community service mandate, the case may be brought back to court for a violation of probation hearing.

Community-Based sites have been established in Chicago to strengthen ties to the community and to increase the effectiveness of available resources, the Department operates two community-based probation sites located in areas where large numbers of probationers reside. The Department's community-based reporting sites are located at Project Safeway, 808 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60612, and Northwestern University Settlement House, 1014 North Noble Street, Chicago, Illinois 60622.

Operating out of these offices enables the Department to develop relationships with local police and community leaders and to invite local businesses and not-for-profit agencies to participate in special events. Geographical proximity also makes it easier for probationers to report and for officers to conduct fieldwork with the probationers, their family members and service providers.